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Baseball Introduces Incoming Recruiting Class
7/21/2021 9:57:00 AM | Baseball
Colonials add 12 new members to the program
WASHINGTON - GW baseball head coach Gregg Ritchie has announced the addition of 12 newcomers to the program. The group includes five pitchers, two utility players, two catchers, an infielder and an outfielder from eight states along the east coast. Five of the 12 incoming recruits are rated among Perfect Game's top 500 high school players, tied for second most in the Atlantic 10.
Ty Acker
Ty Acker
Holtsville, NY / Sachem East
5'11" / 180 lbs. / INF
PGÂ Rankings:Â #79 overall and #15 shortstop in New York
High School/Prep: Named to the All-League and All-County Conference teams during his time at Sachem East High School ... Bestowed the Thomas J. Sabatelle Senior Scholar-Athlete and Outstanding Scholar - Physical Education awards ... Earned five All-Tournament awards from Perfect Game while playing on the travel circuit for East Coast Lumberjacks and Long Island Titans ... 2021 Perfect Game Preseason All-American Honorable Mention
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Liam Best
Sterling, VA / Potomac Falls
6' / 190 lbs. / RHP
PGÂ Rankings:Â #54 overall and #21 RHP in Virginia
High School/Prep: Competed for 3.5 years on the varsity squad at Potomac Falls High School ... Started every game at third base as a sophomore ... Led the team in strikeouts as a senior en route to earning All-Region honors ... Received team Coaches Award for leadership performance ... Played on the travel circuit with Diamond Elite and Baltimore Redbirds ... 2021 Perfect Game Preseason All-American Honorable Mention ... 2020 Perfect Game Preseason Underclassman All-AmericanÂ
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Johnathan Bruno
Tampa, FL / Berkeley Prep
5'11" / 190 lbs. / UTL
PGÂ Rankings:Â #140 overall and #14 third baseman in Florida
High School/Prep: Three-time Coaches Award recipient at Berkeley Prep ... Hit .379 in his four-year high school career spanning 87 games ... Helped team ranked as high as #43 in the Perfect Game High School Top 50 reach the regional final in 2021 ... Hit .407 as a senior with 33 hits and 23 RBI in just 29 games ... Named to four All-Tournament teams while playing for the Top Tier Roos and Ostingers Baseball Academy ... 2021 Perfect Game Preseason All-American Honorable Mention ... 2020 & 2019 Perfect Game Preseason Underclassman All-AmericanÂ
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Dom Camera
Manhasset, NY / St. Dominic
6'2" / 210 lbs. / C/UTL
PGÂ Rankings:Â #67 overall and #6 catcher in New York
High School/Prep: Earned All-League and Catcher of the Year honors as a senior at St. Dominic's in 2021 ... Also played on the travel circuit with Next Level ... 2021 Perfect Game Preseason All-American Honorable Mention ... 2020 Perfect Game Preseason Underclassman All-AmericanÂ
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Sam Gates
Island Heights, NJ / Donovan Catholic
5'10" / 165 lbs. / OF
PGÂ Rankings:Â #51 overall and #8 outfielder in New Jersey
High School/Prep: Earned All-Division and All-Conference honors as a senior for Donovan Catholic High School ... Held a career .318 average during his high school career ... Averaged one hit per game while stealing 19 bases, including 12 as a senior ... Played on the travel circuit with Baseball U ... 2021 Perfect Game Preseason All-American Honorable Mention ... 2020 Perfect Game Preseason Underclassman All-AmericanÂ
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Shugy Klein
Elkins Park, PA / Germantown Academy
6'4" / 200 lbs. / LHP
PGÂ Rankings:Â #73 overall and #10 LHP in Pennsylvania
High School/Prep: Five-year member of the varsity program at Germantown Academy ... Four year starter ... Played on the travel circuit with US Elite ... 2021 Perfect Game Preseason All-American Honorable Mention ... 2020 & 2019 Perfect Game Preseason Underclassman All-AmericanÂ
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Brayden Kurtz
Fort Mill, SC / Fort Mill
6'4" / 185 lbs. / RHP
PGÂ Rankings:Â #60 overall and #21 RHP in South Carolina
High School/Prep: Three-year varsity performer for Fort Mill High School ... Made 18 appearances on the mound during his career with a 3.50 ERA ... Struck out 40 batters in 42 innings, including 13 in 9.2 frames during the pandemic-shortened 2021 campaign ... 2021 Perfect Game Preseason All-American Honorable Mention ... 2020 Perfect Game Preseason Underclassman All-American
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Sam Matlovsky
New York, NY / Bronx HS of Science
6'5" / 205 lbs. / RHP
PGÂ Rankings:Â #107 overall and #44 RHP in New York
High School/Prep: Four-year varsity player at the Bronx High School of Science ... Served as team captain honors as a senior in 2021 ... Played on the travel circuit with New Jersey Rising Rebels ... 2021 Perfect Game Preseason All-American Honorable Mention
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Matthew McCowan
Denver, NC / East Lincoln
6'2" / 175 lbs. / UTL
PG Rankings: #91 overall and #14 OF in North Carolina
High School/Prep: Three-year varsity starter for East Lincoln High School ... Hit .379 with a .449 OBP during his career ... Was a member of the 2021 Starting 9 by the Gaston Gazetta and PBR NC Diamond Notes Performer of the Week ... Also played for CBC Baseball Club and was on a pair of All-Tournament teams for the 2019 WWBA Underclass World Championship and 16U National Championship ... 2021 Perfect Game Preseason All-American Honorable Mention ... 2020 Perfect Game Preseason Underclassmen All-American
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Tim Nicholson
Darnestown, MD / Georgetown Prep
6' / 175 lbs. / C
PGÂ Rankings:Â #14 overall and #2 catcher in Maryland
High School/Prep: Earned First Team All-Conference honors while playing for Georgetown Prep ... High school team finished 2021 undefeated with a conference championship and ranked as the top team in the state of Maryland ... Also competed on the travel circuit for Mid-Atlantic Red Sox ... 2021 Perfect Game Preseason All-American Honorable Mention ... 2020 Perfect Game Preseason Underclassman All-AmericanÂ
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Drew Sotell
PGÂ Rankings:Â #79 overall and #15 shortstop in New York
High School/Prep: Named to the All-League and All-County Conference teams during his time at Sachem East High School ... Bestowed the Thomas J. Sabatelle Senior Scholar-Athlete and Outstanding Scholar - Physical Education awards ... Earned five All-Tournament awards from Perfect Game while playing on the travel circuit for East Coast Lumberjacks and Long Island Titans ... 2021 Perfect Game Preseason All-American Honorable Mention
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Liam Best
Sterling, VA / Potomac Falls
6' / 190 lbs. / RHP
PGÂ Rankings:Â #54 overall and #21 RHP in Virginia
High School/Prep: Competed for 3.5 years on the varsity squad at Potomac Falls High School ... Started every game at third base as a sophomore ... Led the team in strikeouts as a senior en route to earning All-Region honors ... Received team Coaches Award for leadership performance ... Played on the travel circuit with Diamond Elite and Baltimore Redbirds ... 2021 Perfect Game Preseason All-American Honorable Mention ... 2020 Perfect Game Preseason Underclassman All-AmericanÂ
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Johnathan Bruno
Tampa, FL / Berkeley Prep
5'11" / 190 lbs. / UTL
PGÂ Rankings:Â #140 overall and #14 third baseman in Florida
High School/Prep: Three-time Coaches Award recipient at Berkeley Prep ... Hit .379 in his four-year high school career spanning 87 games ... Helped team ranked as high as #43 in the Perfect Game High School Top 50 reach the regional final in 2021 ... Hit .407 as a senior with 33 hits and 23 RBI in just 29 games ... Named to four All-Tournament teams while playing for the Top Tier Roos and Ostingers Baseball Academy ... 2021 Perfect Game Preseason All-American Honorable Mention ... 2020 & 2019 Perfect Game Preseason Underclassman All-AmericanÂ
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Dom Camera
Manhasset, NY / St. Dominic
6'2" / 210 lbs. / C/UTL
PGÂ Rankings:Â #67 overall and #6 catcher in New York
High School/Prep: Earned All-League and Catcher of the Year honors as a senior at St. Dominic's in 2021 ... Also played on the travel circuit with Next Level ... 2021 Perfect Game Preseason All-American Honorable Mention ... 2020 Perfect Game Preseason Underclassman All-AmericanÂ
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Sam Gates
Island Heights, NJ / Donovan Catholic
5'10" / 165 lbs. / OF
PGÂ Rankings:Â #51 overall and #8 outfielder in New Jersey
High School/Prep: Earned All-Division and All-Conference honors as a senior for Donovan Catholic High School ... Held a career .318 average during his high school career ... Averaged one hit per game while stealing 19 bases, including 12 as a senior ... Played on the travel circuit with Baseball U ... 2021 Perfect Game Preseason All-American Honorable Mention ... 2020 Perfect Game Preseason Underclassman All-AmericanÂ
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Shugy Klein
Elkins Park, PA / Germantown Academy
6'4" / 200 lbs. / LHP
PGÂ Rankings:Â #73 overall and #10 LHP in Pennsylvania
High School/Prep: Five-year member of the varsity program at Germantown Academy ... Four year starter ... Played on the travel circuit with US Elite ... 2021 Perfect Game Preseason All-American Honorable Mention ... 2020 & 2019 Perfect Game Preseason Underclassman All-AmericanÂ
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Brayden Kurtz
Fort Mill, SC / Fort Mill
6'4" / 185 lbs. / RHP
PGÂ Rankings:Â #60 overall and #21 RHP in South Carolina
High School/Prep: Three-year varsity performer for Fort Mill High School ... Made 18 appearances on the mound during his career with a 3.50 ERA ... Struck out 40 batters in 42 innings, including 13 in 9.2 frames during the pandemic-shortened 2021 campaign ... 2021 Perfect Game Preseason All-American Honorable Mention ... 2020 Perfect Game Preseason Underclassman All-American
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Sam Matlovsky
New York, NY / Bronx HS of Science
6'5" / 205 lbs. / RHP
PGÂ Rankings:Â #107 overall and #44 RHP in New York
High School/Prep: Four-year varsity player at the Bronx High School of Science ... Served as team captain honors as a senior in 2021 ... Played on the travel circuit with New Jersey Rising Rebels ... 2021 Perfect Game Preseason All-American Honorable Mention
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Matthew McCowan
Denver, NC / East Lincoln
6'2" / 175 lbs. / UTL
PG Rankings: #91 overall and #14 OF in North Carolina
High School/Prep: Three-year varsity starter for East Lincoln High School ... Hit .379 with a .449 OBP during his career ... Was a member of the 2021 Starting 9 by the Gaston Gazetta and PBR NC Diamond Notes Performer of the Week ... Also played for CBC Baseball Club and was on a pair of All-Tournament teams for the 2019 WWBA Underclass World Championship and 16U National Championship ... 2021 Perfect Game Preseason All-American Honorable Mention ... 2020 Perfect Game Preseason Underclassmen All-American
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Tim Nicholson
Darnestown, MD / Georgetown Prep
6' / 175 lbs. / C
PGÂ Rankings:Â #14 overall and #2 catcher in Maryland
High School/Prep: Earned First Team All-Conference honors while playing for Georgetown Prep ... High school team finished 2021 undefeated with a conference championship and ranked as the top team in the state of Maryland ... Also competed on the travel circuit for Mid-Atlantic Red Sox ... 2021 Perfect Game Preseason All-American Honorable Mention ... 2020 Perfect Game Preseason Underclassman All-AmericanÂ
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Drew Sotell
Cary, NC / Cardinal Gibbons
5'10" / 180 lbs. / INF
PGÂ Rankings:Â #116 overall and #18 shortstop in North Carolina
High School/Prep: Completed a postgraduate season at Pro5 Baseball Academy in 2021, winning the NAA Conference championship and PBR World Series ... Earned All-Conference honors as a junior at Cardinal Gibbons High School ... Also played on the travel circuit for Purpose Driven and Canes Baseball ... 2021 Perfect Game Preseason All-American Honorable Mention
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Ed Wagner
PGÂ Rankings:Â #116 overall and #18 shortstop in North Carolina
High School/Prep: Completed a postgraduate season at Pro5 Baseball Academy in 2021, winning the NAA Conference championship and PBR World Series ... Earned All-Conference honors as a junior at Cardinal Gibbons High School ... Also played on the travel circuit for Purpose Driven and Canes Baseball ... 2021 Perfect Game Preseason All-American Honorable Mention
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Ed Wagner
Haymarket, VA / Highland SchoolÂ
6'5" / 225 lbs. / RHP
PGÂ Rankings:Â #67 overall and #29 RHP in Virginia
High School/Prep: Attended the Highland School, where he earned First Team All-State honors as well as Conference Pitcher of the Year accolades ... Compiled a 3.33 ERA in 73.2 innings during his career, racking up 79 strikeouts in that span ... Struck out 49 in 38 innings as a senior ... Also hit .349 in his career over 59 games, including .380 as a senior with 35 hits, 30 runs and 31 RBI in 30 games ... Tossed a complete game victory in the 2019 VISAA State Semifinals ... Played on the travel circuit with Baseball U ... 2021 Perfect Game Preseason All-American Honorable Mention
PGÂ Rankings:Â #67 overall and #29 RHP in Virginia
High School/Prep: Attended the Highland School, where he earned First Team All-State honors as well as Conference Pitcher of the Year accolades ... Compiled a 3.33 ERA in 73.2 innings during his career, racking up 79 strikeouts in that span ... Struck out 49 in 38 innings as a senior ... Also hit .349 in his career over 59 games, including .380 as a senior with 35 hits, 30 runs and 31 RBI in 30 games ... Tossed a complete game victory in the 2019 VISAA State Semifinals ... Played on the travel circuit with Baseball U ... 2021 Perfect Game Preseason All-American Honorable Mention
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